Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.87, No.10, 1654-1659, 2003
Structure-property behavior of UV-curable polyepoxy-acrylate hybrid materials prepared via sol-gel process
UV-curable, hard, transparent organic/inorganic hybrid material with an improved mechanical property was prepared by the sol-gel process, based on a commonly used epoxy acrylate (EA) oligomeric resin. Systematic experiments were carried out to study the effect of the inorganic content, the acid content, and the content of a silane coupling agent on the property behavior of the hybrid materials. The structure of the hybrids were characterized by IR spectra and SEM observation. Results from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and mechanical measurement show that the properties of the hybrids differ with the changes of these variables.